þy
See also: þý, thy, and thŷ
Middle English
Determiner
þy
- Alternative form of þi
References
- “thin, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 May 2018.
Pronoun
þy
- Alternative form of þe
References
- “the, (pron.2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 5 May 2018.
Old English
Alternative forms
- þī, þon
Etymology
From an earlier *þiu, *þiō, apparently formed from the demonstrative base *þi- with the nominal instrumental ending -ō. Cognate with Old Frisian þiu, Old Saxon þiu, Old High German diu, Old Norse því, Gothic 𐌸𐌴 (þē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θyː/
Article
þȳ
- instrumental masculine/neuter singular of se
Determiner
þȳ
- instrumental masculine/neuter singular of sē
Pronoun
þȳ
- instrumental masculine/neuter singular of sē
Adverb
þȳ
- therefore, for this reason, on that account; because, since; then.
- And þy is nu geworden wide and side to ful yfelan gewunan: and therefore it has now become an evil custom far and wide. (Sermo Lupi)
- (used with comparative) the
- hy beoð þy gesundran ond þy sigefæstran: they will be the safer and the more confident of victory. (Anglo-Saxon Riddles)
Conjunction
þȳ
- For the reason that, by reason of; because, since; then.